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SB 1246: Truth in Legal Advertising

GENERAL BILL by Yarborough

Truth in Legal Advertising; Specifying prohibited practices relating to advertisements for legal services; requiring persons and entities that issue advertisements to solicit certain clients to include specified information and statements in such advertisements; providing that the person or entity that issues an advertisement is solely responsible for ensuring its compliance with specified provisions; prohibiting the use, obtaining, sale, transfer, or disclosure of a consumer’s protected health information for a specified purpose without written authorization, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 4/28/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1205 (Ch. 2023-289) -SJ 622
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2023 Senate • Filed
3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/24/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/23, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/29/2023 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
3/30/2023 Senate • Now in Commerce and Tourism
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
4/4/2023 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
4/5/2023 Senate • Now in Rules
4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 5
4/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/25/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 622
• Substituted CS/HB 1205 -SJ 622
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1205 (Ch. 2023-289) -SJ 622